Despite the role played by localities in giving shape to Philippine politics nationally, local histories have been poorly integrated into the writing of the national(ist) narrative. This talk explores possible explanations ...

The conflict in the southern Philippines is becoming increasingly complex, and untangling the knots for a greater understanding of the problem is no easy task. Yet underlying the many manifestations of a complex conflict ...

This study analyzes the ongoing conflicts in southern Thailand and southern Philippines between indigenous Muslim minorities and their respective central governments. In particular, it investigates and interrogates the ...

Reconciling Narratives of the Nanjing Massacre in Japanese and Chinese Textbooks, by Dr. Tokushi Kasahara: Differences in the ways Chinese and Japanese publics have remembered the Massacre are a major obstacle in reconciliation ...

Doherty, John F; Salonga, Jovito R(Center for Philippine Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1982-08)

This series consists of two papers, "Who Controls the Philippine Economy?" by John F. Doherty, and "The Extradition Treaty between the Philippines and the United States: Facts and Implications," by Jovito R. Salonga.

This paper discusses two major territorial claims of the Philippines, such as the claim to Sabah, and the claim to the Kalayaan Islands. The author presents the problems encountered by the Philippine government in making ...